Things (average) People Say About Your Keyboard(s)

[daerid]

Usually when people see my 'Dox they say "what... the.... ****!?!"

The Topre boards don't warrant a second glance though. Until I say "hands off, that's a $300 keyboard there". Then see above.

[eyesmiles]

"Why are there no letters on your keys?"

[iri]

noone has ever asked me about why my unicomp has blank keys, but everyone likes differently coloured keycaps.

[Poom]

"it feels like any other keyboards..... my macbook pro feels so much better"

"(at work): your keyboard doesnt have letters on them, i can ask the IT manager to get you a new one (dell whatever).

"(also at work): eww.. your keyboard feels weird.. mine is very smooth (rubber dome), why dont you use a "normal" one?"

"(at a house party): you like keyboards?, good! I know what to get you on your birthday! me: No dont!)

"(girlfriend): what is up with keyboards, one is enough, There is a handbag I want... i need a dark color bag. me: but you already have a closet full of handbags...)

[Tym]

What does that Orange Skull do?

What does that smiley face key do?

What do those keys that say "GeekHack" do?

[iri]

"it feels like any other keyboards..... my macbook pro feels so much better"

which keyboard was it?

[SpAmRaY]

"Why would you spend $200 on a keyboard if it isn't even wireless?"

Yes, yes, yes. Get this a lot with a lot of stuff, including audio gear.

More like: "Why would you spend $200 on a[n] [insert item] if it isn't even wireless?"

Wifi is great and all, but seriously...

I miss having a Wireless keyboard

[Poom]

"it feels like any other keyboards..... my macbook pro feels so much better"

which keyboard was it?

KBTalking Pro, the bluetooth one, with Clear stems and 62g korean springs and lubed. also i painted the case to bright yellow.

[iri]

"it feels like any other keyboards..... my macbook pro feels so much better"

which keyboard was it?

KBTalking Pro, the bluetooth one, with Clear stems and 62g korean springs and lubed. also i painted the case to bright yellow.

so the macbook pro keyboard feels better than lubed ergo clears? what a bullsh!t.

[MOZ]

"(at a house party): you like keyboards?, good! I know what to get you on your birthday! me: No you dont!)

Corrected

[Poom]

"it feels like any other keyboards..... my macbook pro feels so much better"

which keyboard was it?

KBTalking Pro, the bluetooth one, with Clear stems and 62g korean springs and lubed. also i painted the case to bright yellow.

so the macbook pro keyboard feels better than lubed ergo clears? what a bullsh!t.

I dont remember how I felt when i typed on a mech-keybaord for the first time, i guess i wasnt appreciating it as much as i do now I guess....  i kind of understand when average people said its not a smooth as rubber dome.

[Thimplum]

"it feels like any other keyboards..... my macbook pro feels so much better"

which keyboard was it?

KBTalking Pro, the bluetooth one, with Clear stems and 62g korean springs and lubed. also i painted the case to bright yellow.

so the macbook pro keyboard feels better than lubed ergo clears? what a bullsh!t.

People will say anything to defend the products of The Bitten One.

[Thimplum]

"Why would you spend $200 on a keyboard if it isn't even wireless?"

Yes, yes, yes. Get this a lot with a lot of stuff, including audio gear.

More like: "Why would you spend $200 on a[n] [insert item] if it isn't even wireless?"

Wifi is great and all, but seriously...

I miss having a Wireless keyboard

I don't.

[Photoelectric]

My OH yesterday when I tried to get him to use the ergo-Clear Filco again:

"I like my old wireless [5-year-old-crappy] Logitech... this one's not even wireless."
--"but you don't move the keyboard around that much on your desk"
"sometimes I move it a bit.  Plus it looks nicer to not have the cord"
--"but this one has a cool looking braided cord"
"and it feels weird to not have a numpad!  I'm used to hitting the right-most Enter key.  Now I have to move my right hand off the mouse to hit Enter."
"shouldn't I be able to tell right away if I like it over my rubber dome keyboards? Why do I need to try it for a while?"
at that point I was facepalming...  He probably felt obligated to use it for the rest of the night, so we'll see =/

[fohat.digs]

People will say anything to defend the products of The Bitten One.

I generally agree, although my wife is a professional editor who types thousands of words a day at blinding speed, and considers her new (whatever that is, today, never more than 24 months old) paper-thin Apple keyboard to be the best thing available anywhere.

She hates my big old clunky keyboards.

Although I have my reasons to like what I like, I must admit that she types more, and faster, than I do, all day long.

Her opinion cannot be discounted, and a strong case could be made that her preferences are more valid than mine.

[fohat.digs]

"and it feels weird to not have a numpad!  I'm used to hitting the right-most Enter key."

This.

Even if I gave up the numpad, losing the Enter key in the bottom right corner of the keyboard would be awful.

[Poom]

I actually type the fastest on lenovo/IBM thinkpad keyboards, certainly the best notebook keyboards out there.

[Photoelectric]

People will say anything to defend the products of The Bitten One.

I generally agree, although my wife is a professional editor who types thousands of words a day at blinding speed, and considers her new (whatever that is, today, never more than 24 months old) paper-thin Apple keyboard to be the best thing available anywhere.

She hates my big old clunky keyboards.

Although I have my reasons to like what I like, I must admit that she types more, and faster, than I do, all day long.

Her opinion cannot be discounted, and a strong case could be made that her preferences are more valid than mine.

Given your preference for tougher buckling springs keyboards, maybe she hasn't had a chance to try some of the softer switches?  Perhaps she'd end up liking more "floaty" switches, such as Browns and Blues for fast typing.

[SidusNare]

also, at work: "We can tell when you are working"

[CommunistWitchDr]

"and it feels weird to not have a numpad!  I'm used to hitting the right-most Enter key.  Now I have to move my right hand off the mouse to hit Enter."

But... but your hands should never be on the mouse by default, only for programs, with no alternatives, that do not have full keyboard support.

[SpAmRaY]

"and it feels weird to not have a numpad!  I'm used to hitting the right-most Enter key.  Now I have to move my right hand off the mouse to hit Enter."

But... but your hands should never be on the mouse by default, only for programs, with no alternatives, that do not have full keyboard support.

Doing CAD work all day my right hand is in constant movement between the mouse and keyboard...

But I do like full size boards, the few times I've been trying smaller boards I've gotten comments about having a 'miniature keyboard'

[Photoelectric]

I don't even notice moving my right hand, as I never really used the numpad anyway, which is why I switched to TKLs entirely.  I never enter numbers in a spreadsheet fashion, they're usually mixed with letters for coding.  I don't think my OH uses the numpad much either... but apparently that Enter key is a big deal!

[Tym]

I don't even notice moving my right hand, as I never really used the numpad anyway, which is why I switched to TKLs entirely.  I never enter numbers in a spreadsheet fashion, they're usually mixed with letters for coding.  I don't think my OH uses the numpad much either... but apparently that Enter key is a big deal!

Just wire a extra switch call it the "GH 1"

[fohat.digs]

But your hands should never be on the mouse by default, only for programs, with no alternatives, that do not have full keyboard support.

I keep mice on both sides, and go to whichever one is most convenient.

When I am doing numbers on the numpad, I am using the left mouse.

[oTurtlez]

Just brought the 87U in for the first time. Definitely the only TKL in the office. Waiting to hear what people have to say about this one haha.

[SidusNare]

also, when I am using my leopold on my laptop, say at a coffee shop or wherever has the wifis: "sucks that your laptop keyboard broke" and then I either nod and shrug or spend 20 minutes explaining that its not broken, this leopold keyboard is better, not all keyboards are the same, and if they dont just smile nod and walk away I either sound like an ass telling them to go Google it or I have to explain what a mechanical key switch is, what a rubber dome is.

[DamnDan]

For few weeks I heard:
"Dude, I know when you are in the office without looking! The keyboard is so loud!"

or

"It looks like my Amiga/Commodore/Atari!"

and

"Can't you buy new and silent keyboard?" to which I reply "It is new, but created in '96"

Now there are two of us in IT mashing ALPS all day long (friend got a keyboard with white ALPS and russian fonts) everyone got used to that finally, apart from occassional jokes here and there

[noisyturtle]

"Dude, that narcoleptic porcupine put nanobots in my shaving cream sauce soup. Baggins!"

[fohat.digs]

Perhaps she'd end up liking more "floaty" switches, such as Browns and Blues for fast typing.

I doubt it. I think that "float" is what she does not like. The Apple keys are dead flat and the throw is extremely short.

I learned to type on a manual typewriter, so each stroke is a "thrust and stab" for me.

For her, it is gliding over the top and making tiny little dips downward.

[velvetdon25]

"It costed what?!"

[badcop]

i had a funny moment the other day with a guy in my class.  we ended up talking about keyboards and i told him about geekhack and his response was "there's more people like you??"

i felt like this

[oTurtlez]

"What does the skull key do?" I hate these types of questions.

[Thimplum]

"What does the skull key do?" I hate these types of questions.

NOOOO! Don't touch it or you'll die! Avert your eyes while I perform some magic to fix it... *coats the key in dimethylmercury* Ok! Now you can try it.

[TheSoulhunter]

Re Poker:
"Why is it so small?"
"But how do you enter numbers?"
"Why are there no letters on the keys?"
"It costs that much? You know, for that price you could get the superior Logitech XYZ!"

[Grim Fandango]

Nothing really. My girlfriend tells me it's loud.

[Alessandro]

Re. Poker

"But it doesn't have all the right buttons"

Buttons!? Come on now!

[oTurtlez]

CALCULATORS HAVE BUTTONS. THESE ARE KEYS! EACH PRESS OPENS NEW DOORS.

[phx]

most recent.

went to a computer lab for a class, brought my own keyboard:
"o nice keyboard"

a few weeks later, went to another class, taught by the same person:
"hey you are that guy with the crazy keyboards!"

[sth]

"it feels like any other keyboards..... my macbook pro feels so much better"

which keyboard was it?

KBTalking Pro, the bluetooth one, with Clear stems and 62g korean springs and lubed. also i painted the case to bright yellow.

so the macbook pro keyboard feels better than lubed ergo clears? what a bullsh!t.

i absolutely prefer scissor switch boards (even apple, though im not a big fan of the flat keys) to lubed ergo clears. those  feel really mushy to me.

"What does the skull key do?" I hate these types of questions.

'it automatically removes all reasonable decisionmaking ability between me and my wallet'

[Photoelectric]

i absolutely prefer scissor switch boards (even apple, though im not a big fan of the flat keys) to lubed ergo clears. those  feel really mushy to me.

Wouldn't that be a function of which springs were used?  "ergo-Clears" is a pretty wide range of springs: 55g, 60g, 62g, 65g.  They all feel different.  (I know because I tested all of those)

[oTurtlez]

i absolutely prefer scissor switch boards (even apple, though im not a big fan of the flat keys) to lubed ergo clears. those  feel really mushy to me.

"What does the skull key do?" I hate these types of questions.

'it automatically removes all reasonable decisionmaking ability between me and my wallet'

Does your name stand for Slap the Ham

[Puddsy]

How do you type on it if all the keys are different colors? -my friends

That is how I type on it. I have a color system on my QFR. By color system, I mean I put a bunch of keys from a crap bag on it.

[Poom]

i absolutely prefer scissor switch boards (even apple, though im not a big fan of the flat keys) to lubed ergo clears. those  feel really mushy to me.

Wouldn't that be a function of which springs were used?  "ergo-Clears" is a pretty wide range of springs: 55g, 60g, 62g, 65g.  They all feel different.  (I know because I tested all of those)

yeah, I thought Ergo-clears only refers to clear stems + stock brown or red or blue springs, I actually dont like the feel of the ergo clears, but absolutely love the clear stem with 62g springs.

[BlueBär]

That's actually called Ergo Clear. Most people use 62g or 65g springs in their Ergo Clears, basically everything that's lighter than a Panda Clear you could call Ergo Clear.

[Luke]

When I took my unicorn vomit MX Mini in to work:

What does this one do?
>>Home
And this one?
>>Page up
.....

This exchange went on for about ten minutes

That looks like the doings of a troubled mind!

ROFL )

I could make a piece of plastic with a skull on it if I was going to get that much!

[RabRhee]

About my Model M:

Doesn't that thing have a handle on the side you have to crank before you can use it?....

When I saw (average) on your title, I just thought 'normals'.

[le_doosh]

"What does the skull key do?" I hate these types of questions.

"Why are there no letters on your keys?"

Both of these are spot on

[Neal]

"How can you type on such a small keyboard?"
About 60%^

[MKULTRA]

My buddy loves my keyboards.  He is borrowing my Filco when my new keycaps come in.  He enjoys mashing random keys.

[SidusNare]

when replacing worn pad printed caps for second hand cherry doubleshot caps: "What (cleaner) did you use to make your keys so much brighter?"